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This bill exempts certain wireless broadband projects from two major federal environmental and historical review processes. Specifically, when telecommunications companies add antennas or equipment to existing wireless facilities or upgrade existing facilities, they would no longer need to conduct environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act or historical preservation reviews under the National Historic Preservation Act, even if federal approval is required. The exemption applies only to "collocation" projects where new equipment is installed alongside existing wireless infrastructure, not entirely new tower construction. The bill aims to speed up wireless broadband deployment by reducing regulatory delays, affecting wireless service providers, equipment manufacturers, and local governments that oversee these installations. No specific funding is allocated in the bill, as it primarily removes procedural requirements rather than directing new spending.

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